• Home
  • Rockridge News
  • Calendar
  • RCPC
  • Committees
  • Community
LOG IN
RCPC banner
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Land Use Update: Rockridge Home space, Town Hall, Broadway/51st Construction Update

5418 College Avenue (Former Site of Rockridge Home)
A sign of the times? (See this month's Town Hall program, "The Future of Retail on College Avenue.") Rockridge Home is closing its doors, perhaps a victim of the changing retail environment. The owners of the space are now looking for a new tenant. Could there be an expansion of the Namaste Yoga studio from its space next door? Perhaps another hair or nail salon? Perhaps a real estate or professional office?

Saturday, April 9, 2016
FROG, DNA Join for Earth Day Play

It's time to get ready for spring and summer at our local open space gem, the Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt and FROG Park. Come out for a community work day on Earth Day, Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. - noon, (8:45 sign-in), sponsored by FROG and the DMV Neighbors Association (DNA).

Saturday, April 9, 2016
Scenic Streets Needs Volunteers to Remove Weeds

The weeds along the Highway 24 on- and off-ramps and Claremont Avenue street trees are tall and obscuring the beautiful flowers and plants. Help us keep these areas looking neat and attractive. You can help: Come pull weeds and prune an hour or two, on your own schedule or with others. Contact Lee Patterson 510/923-1084 or Judy Weiss (judy_b_weiss@yahoo.com) for information.
 

Saturday, April 9, 2016
Coffee with a Cop

Working for a safe Rockridge. Left to right: Sgt.Tim Martin, Sgt. Sean Hall, Community Resource Officer (CRO) Anthony Hutzol and Officer Paul Phillips all showed up for a "Coffee with the Cops" session held March 23 at the Rockridge Library. Look for Hall and Phillips as they patrol through Rockridge on OPD bike patrols. They will be joined in May by a walking beat officer who will patrol College Avenue full time. Similar assignments will be made in other Oakland business districts as well.

Saturday, April 9, 2016
Library Manager: "Dedicated Staff, Supportive Community"

A 15-year veteran of the Oakland Public Library system, Paul Schiesser has worked "all over the city," including Oakland Main and the Elmhurst, Eastmont and Montclair branches. He can add the Rockridge Branch to that list of postings since his appointment as Branch Manager last July.

Saturday, April 9, 2016
Time Capsule: The Bilger Quarry, 1962 and Today: The Rockridge Shopping Center/Shops at the Ridge

Bilger Quarry. The Oakland Paving Company mined a body of traprock (mapped as Franciscan quartz diorite, a near-basalt), crushed it, and shipped it out via a rail spur that crossed Broadway at 42nd Street and curved toward the former depot at 41st and Shafter streets (you can see the trace in Google Maps).
- From the blog "Oakland Geology, focused on, near and under Oakland, California," written by Andrew Aiden, geology@andrew-alden.com. Used by permission of the blogger.

Monday, February 8, 2016
RCPC Announces a Community Grants Program for Community-Led Projects

Updated: Community grants handout and presentation from the February 18 Town Hall

Do you have an idea for a way to improve our neighborhood but aren't sure where to begin or how to fund it? RCPC can help.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
RCPC Invites Candidates for April Board Election

To be considered as a candidate, email info@rockridge.org not later than close of business March 2, to tell the board of your interest and to receive an informational package. The election will be held April 21 at the RCPC Town Hall.

Some observers refer to aspects of Presidential campaigns as the "silly season." While these quadrennial exercises can be silly at times, the process is serious and has important results. Nationally or locally, voting for office holders is an important civic duty.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
A Look to the Past: Rockridge Residents Recall Impact of the Coming of BART and Highway 24

When I moved to Rockridge in 1977, it never occurred to me to ask when the Grove-Shafter Freeway (Highway 24) and BART were established, and how different the neighborhood might have looked and felt previously. One day my neighbor Pat Nolan, a resident since 1957, told me about the freeway's devastating impact and described the Rockridge of 50 years ago. From then on I started looking anew at my neighborhood.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Annual School Fundraiser Auctions: Oakland Tech and Peralta Elementary; Each Will be Held at Uptown Body & Fender, 401-26th Street.

Peralta Auction: Saturday, March 5, starting at 5 p.m. Theme: "The Peralta Cruise." Suggested: cruise wear; formal wear; or pirate wear. Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Dance, mingle and support the Peralta Parents Teachers' Group's annual budget. The PPTG funds what the district doesn't: Peralta's art, music, language, sports, gardening education, librarian and teacher support staff. More info and advance tickets: Peralta.Auction@gmail.com.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Land Use Update: College Avenue Safeway Project (College and Claremont Avenues)

The now year-old retail building at the northeast corner of College and Claremont Avenues was sold to Southern California company Terramar Retail Centers. The company proposes to lease the large space at the southern tip of the building to Fremont Bank. The site's CN-1 zoning requires obtaining a Conditional Use Permit from the City. RCPC is gathering input on what Fremont Bank's plans would be, and the community's reaction. Plans will be presented at the next meeting of the Land Use Committee, Wednesday, February 17, 7:30 p.m. upstairs in the Rockridge Library.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Update on Secondary Units Proposal

The proposed Oakland city ordinance for Secondary Units received its second public reading at the January 19 City Council meeting. An amendment proposed by Councilman Dan Kalb was included.

Owing to an administrative error, the complete proposed ordinance was not submitted to the Council, and it was unable to take action. The final adoption was rescheduled to February 2.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Four Oakland Tech Boy Scouts Achieve Eagle Scout Rank

Oakland Tech 2015 graduates Cheyenne Jacobsen, Kyle Merritt, John Oberholzer, and current Tech senior Connor Prime recently received their Eagle Scout Award, the highest honor in Boy Scouting. In addition, the family of Jack Lewis, the Rockridge teen killed when a tree limb broke near Children's Fairyland in December, received special honors. All five boys had been part of Cub Scout Pack 274, made up primarily of boys from Chabot and Peralta elementary schools prior to joining Boy Scout Troop 202. The awards were presented at a special ceremony in early January.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
7th Annual Pancake Breakfast to Support Claremont Middle School

North Oakland flapjack fans are invited to chow down at the 2016 Claremont Middle School Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 27, at the Rockridge Masonic Lodge, 5449 College Avenue at Kales Avenue.

This annual community event is generously hosted by the Oakland-Durant-Rockridge Masonic Lodge #188 in association with the Rockridge District Association (RDA) and the Claremont Middle School Dads Club. Proceeds from the breakfast support educational enrichment programs at our neighborhood public middle school.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
FROG PARK EVOLVES

View the latest draft park enhancement plan revisions online at www.frogpark.org and email your comments to us at the address below.

Park enhancements are moving forward slowly; donations are still being accepted.

To volunteer or to find out more about our group, contact us: info@frogpark.org

Like us: facebook.com/frogpark.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Security Patrols to Continue in 2016

Did you know that lower Rockridge is patrolled by professionally trained private security guards in marked vehicles more than 100 hours every week? These patrols are coordinated by the nonprofit group Safer Rockridge and funded by more than 560 residents and five commercial sponsors, including Rockridge Market Hall, Cole Hardware, Daniel Stea/Stea Realty Group, Ron Kriss/Lawton Associates, and Simon & Saraya Motley/The Motley Team.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
Mayor 'Dances' to Intertwine City's Growth with Heritage

"I'm hopeful I'm the right leader at the right time."

That's what Libby Schaaf shared when Rockridge News editor Don Kinkead and I interviewed her at the Rockridge Cafe, a year after her election as Oakland's 50th mayor.

That is no small hope, as Oakland, still struggling to get on its feet economically, battles to mesh growth with heritage, gentrification with diversity, keep its sports teams and turn around its crime and school drop-out rates.

Sunday, February 7, 2016
In Memoriam Ray Raineri (1938-2015)

The Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) community has lost a guiding light with the passing of local historian and tour leader Raymond Raineri. Ray, as he was popularly known, devoted himself to collecting memories of his childhood North Oakland neighborhood, and his Italian American heritage. Following his retirement, Ray's enthusiasm for North Oakland and Temescal history found a wide range of outlets including curating numerous exhibits at the History Room at the Oakland Main Library, and contributing articles to local newspapers such as the Piedmonter and the Montclarion.

Thursday, December 3, 2015
City Proposes Zoning That Permits Secondary Units and Cuts Parking Regs Near BART

>>UPDATED: Meeting materials handout1, handout2, map1, map2

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Please Remember RCPC in your year-end giving

Donations to RCPC's General Fund support projects that benefit the Rockridge neighborhood, including Frog Park; the new community grants program; the Halloween Parade; the Town Halls on issues affecting Rockridge; street trees, the Rockridge Library; schools; and benches. Please Remember RCPC in your year-end giving.

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

 

Hot Topics

  • * Crime & Safety
  • * Safeway - College Ave.
  • * Safeway - Rockridge Plaza
  • * Caldecott 4th Bore

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

  • 7:30 pm
    Monthly Land Use Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

  • 7:30 pm
    Monthly Land Use Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

  • 7:30 pm
    Monthly Land Use Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

  • 7:30 pm
    Monthly Land Use Committee Meeting

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

  • 7:30 pm
    Monthly Land Use Committee Meeting

DONATE NOW

Support your local community

   

Thank you for supporting RCPC!

 

Rockridge Community Planning Council

  • About
  • Contact
  • Donate

News

  • Crime & Safety
  • Safeway - College Ave.
  • Safeway - Rockridge Plaza
  • Caldecott 4th Bore

RCPC

  • About RCPC
  • Affiliations
  • Boundaries
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • Elections
  • Minutes
  • Projects
  • Rockridge
  • Support RCPC

The Rockridge News

  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Archive
  • Classifieds
  • Contact Us
  • Submissions
  • Subscribe

Committees

  • Communications
  • Fundraising
  • Land Use
  • Parks and Open Space
  • Public Safety
  • Schools
  • The Rockridge News
  • Transportation

Community

  • Crime Watch
  • Elected Officials
  • Library
  • Merchants
  • Parks
  • Planning Commission
  • Schools
Copyright © 2019 Rockridge Community Planning Council. All rights reserved.
Terms of Use